London City Lionesses hit six past sorry Tottenham

In a commanding 6-1 victory, London City Lionesses dismantled Tottenham Hotspur in their Women's Super League debut, marking an end to Spurs' unbeaten start to the season. Alexia Putellas and Kadidiatou Diani each scored twice as London City outclassed their opponents. Putellas, a two-time Women's Ballon d'Or winner and four-time Women's Champions League winner with Barcelona, secured her first WSL double following her summer transfer from Spain.

She opened the scoring just three minutes into the match after seizing the rebound from a parried goal by goalkeeper Lize Kop. Diani added to her tally in the 22nd minute, capitalizing on a well-executed move involving Freya Godfrey and Lucia Corrales. The Lionesses extended their lead to 4-0 before halftime through another goal from Diani.

Tottenham managed to reduce the gap to 4-1 with a well-struck free-kick from Julie Blakstad, but goalkeeper Elene Lete brilliantly kept out the shot by pushing it on to the crossbar. Diani struck once more in the 52nd minute, converting Diani's low cross from the right to make it 4-2. Just moments later, Tottenham's Victoria Pelova equalized, her fifth WSL goal of the season, controlling a cross from Blakstad and finishing well.

However, London City quickly restored their four-goal advantage when Kop's clearance was charged down by Diani, securing the final score of 6-1. A sixth goal came in stoppage time when substitute Delphine Cascarino demonstrated her individual prowess with a stepover and well-placed shot past Kop.